Description

WHILTON MAIN STREET
SP66SW (North side)
5/229 Church of St. Andrew
18/01/68
GV II
Church. C13, upper storey of tower, aisles, porch and part of chancel rebuilt
c.l769, church much restored, re-windowed and chancel rebuilt 1877 by E.F. Law,
including new vestry and organ chamber. Coursed squared ironstone, tile roof, to
east end and porch, otherwise copper. Chancel, vestry, organ chamber, nave,
north and south aisles, south porch and west tower. 2-bay chancel has 3-light
Decorated style east window, and 2-light reticulated window to south, a vestry
to north-west with 1-light window with cusped head, a group of 3 similar windows
to north and vestry door with Caernarvon arched head, and organ chamber to
south-west with similar windows. Nave has clerestory with similar coupled
windows. North and south moulded eaves. North aisle has two 3-light
Perpendicular style windows with straight heads to north. South aisle has
similar window to south and south door with chamfered stone surround and
segmental head. South porch has chamfered and hollow-chamfered doorway. 2-stage
west tower has 2-light Decorated style west window in blocked window to
south-east at clerestory level with chamfered stone surround, and bell openings
with round arched heads and plain Y-tracery with string courses at sill level,
above and at base of battlemented parapet. Interior: chancel has massive reredos
and stained glass east window. Nave has 2-bay arcades with circular piers north
and south and simple moulded capitals, double-chamfered arches and semi-circular
responds. All roofs C19. Several C18 and C19 wall monuments including one in
tower with Ionic pilasters framing round-headed arch with inscription to Richard
Freeman d.1749, with carved apron and cartouche with arms above, and fluted and
gadrooned urn finial.
(Notes on Church compiled by Rev. K. Sear, former Rector (framed in vestry);
Buildings of England: Northants, p.458; Kellys Directory for Northants, 1898).

Listing NGR: SP6363464810

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26341471

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